The ageing population in Thailand is becoming a serious national challenge that affects families, workers, and the economy. Birth rates are falling to the lowest level in decades, while more people are living into old age. This means the number of elderly citizens is growing, but the number of young workers is shrinking. As a [...]
Thailand’s economy is facing growing pressure because of long-term conflicts in the Middle East. Rising oil prices and higher energy costs are affecting factories, small businesses, airlines, and tourism. Many factories have reduced production or closed because they cannot afford expensive fuel, electricity, and raw materials while customer demand is weak. Small and medium businesses [...]
Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta and Thailand are struggling as rising costs and global conflicts affect the rice trade. In Vietnam, farmer Nguyen Thanh Giang says diesel, fertilizer, and transport prices have increased sharply, while rice selling prices remain almost the same, making farming less profitable. Many farmers are thinking about reducing or stopping [...]
Rising global energy costs are starting to affect daily life in Thailand, especially through higher food prices. Many families are now paying more for basic items like chicken, pork, and eggs in local markets. According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, these increases are linked to higher production and transport costs driven by global energy [...]
Thailand’s New Year festival, Songkran, began on April 13 with lively street celebrations across the country. In Bangkok, people gathered on busy roads like Silom Road and Khaosan Road for large water fights using colorful water guns and buckets. The water splashing is done to symbolically wash away bad luck, sins, and negativity from the [...]
Farmers in central Thailand are struggling as fuel shortages and rising prices affect their crops. Many petrol stations are empty, and diesel, needed for water pumps and machinery, is hard to find. Thanadet Traiyot, a rice farmer in Ayutthaya, says he has to carefully manage his pumps because he doesn’t have enough fuel to run [...]
Anutin Charnvirakul has become the new prime minister of Thailand after winning a strong vote in parliament. He received support from 293 lawmakers, showing that his coalition has clear control in the lower house. His victory marks a win for the conservative establishment after years of political conflict with pro-democracy groups. Anutin promised to improve [...]
Thailand’s parliament will meet on March 19 to vote for a new prime minister after the general election on February 8. The House Speaker announced the date for the vote. The current caretaker prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, is expected to win because his party has formed a coalition with other [...]
On 8 February, Thailand had an election. The Bhumjaithai party, led by Anutin Charnvirakul, won the most seats, but not enough for a full majority. Anutin will stay as prime minister and work with the Pheu Thai party to form a government. Bhumjaithai did very well in local areas, partly because Anutin’s strong stance on [...]
On 30 December 2025, Thailand amended its laws to protect people from sexual harassment, including online sexual harassment. In this regard, a new amendment to the Penal Code has been introduced, which considers sexual harassment to be unwanted words, gestures, stalking, and messages. This law protects all genders, but the focus is on women and [...]